1892 
Armeria 
(Colima) 
March 4 
as I finished she turned her face over her shoulder and flashed a 
smile at me that showed a set of even and beautifully white teeth 
and was like a sudden ray of light, and with a laughing and softly 
spoken "Adios", she picked up her measure of corn and was gone on 
the instant, ' 
The next morning she did not come to market and I told Senora 
\ 
Leobarda, the woman of the house where I am stopping, of my desire 
to get the girl*s picture and she saw her and told th® girl, but the 
latter said she was too poorly dressed, having none but old clothing 
unworthy to be taken in a picture. 
In the afternoon, however, I waited for her again, and as she 
came for corn I ms ready and secured an instantaneous view of her 
as she came to the store. 
It seems that all th® village knew I desired the girl*s picture, 
and when I secured it as she came up several of her friends in the 
store laughed at her in great enjoyment of her confusion. The next 
morning I watched for her to go to ■idle well and then taking Senora 
Leobarda to explain what I wished, I went there and secured a couple 
of other pictures of her and otters with their water jars. Her name 
is Andrea, 
The voices of the wcsaen here are remarkably soft and while I sit 
by the door of the store in the evening they pass by each one saying 
" Buena s tar das" in a tone that is like a cares % so soft and sweet is it. 
The children have fewer toys and games than any -that I have ever 
seen. They seem like smaller editions of the grown people, going to 
market, oarrying wood and water, and perfarming other work with all 
the quiet deliberation of their elders. 
Wages are from 37^ to 50 cents per day herej corn if- cents a 
pound} wheat flour is 6 cents a pound and used only as made up by 
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